Global coffee supply shortage - Top growers Brazil and Vietnam’s stocks have never been lower

HANOI, SAO PAULO, Sept 18 (Bloomberg): For a look at just how short the world has become on coffee supplies, consider this: Stockpiles in Brazil, the biggest producer globally, are headed for a record low. And Vietnam, the largest robusta supplier, has seen its stockpiles shrinking amid a poor harvest outlook.

Inventories in the South American nation may dip to just 7 million bags by March, according to Silas Brasileiro, president of the National Coffee Council.